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World

AFGHANISTAN-SOMALIA: Two towns braced for urban warfare

12/02/2010 ANA 0

Kabul/Nairobi, 12 February, 2010— Continents apart, the civilian populations of Marjah, a key town in Helmand province, Afghanistan, and Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, are steeling themselves for intense urban warfare. Major offensives are being […]

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Environment

GLOBAL: Humanitarian system gets a “B-minus”

10/02/2010 ANA 0

Dakar, 8 February, 2010— The emergency aid industry has improved but must try harder, according to the broadest ever assessment of its performance. Reviewers from the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in humanitarian […]

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Middle East

OPT: Building back in Gaza – with mud bricks

08/02/2010 ANA 0

Gaza, 8 February, 2010— Hassan al-Err, aged 67, and his seven-member family are moving into a mud house built by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, because other building materials […]

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World

AFGHANISTAN: Fleeing on foot at night

08/02/2010 ANA 0

Kabul, 8 February, 2010— Hundreds of civilian families are fleeing parts of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, ahead of a major military operation by foreign and Afghan forces. The offensive is expected to drive Taliban insurgents […]

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Business

Berlin Food Fair Ends

08/02/2010 ANA 0

Berlin, 24 January, 2010— The Berlin food fair, International Green Week, ended in the German capital today with record attendance, organisers say. Taking place for the 75th time, the fair attracted over 50 ministers of […]

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Africa

Togo Should Sue CAF and Hayatou

06/02/2010 ANA 0

Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. In the wake of the utterly unprovoked ambushing of the Togolese national soccer team just before the official opening of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, the Eyadema government promptly and […]

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Africa

Togo Should Sue CAF and Hayatou

06/02/2010 ANA 0

In the wake of the utterly unprovoked ambushing of the Togolese national soccer team just before the official opening of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, the Eyadema government promptly and judiciously recalled the team […]

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Africa

BURUNDI: Female ex-combatants picking up the pieces

05/02/2010 ANA 0

Bujumbura, 5 February, 2010— Annonciata Nduwimana was an accomplished fighter for Burundi’s opposition Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) and knew how to kill in battle. “My father was killed, accused of sheltering rebels. We [her […]

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